Kobi Onyame v The Artist was an art exhibition and collaboration between Kobi Onyame and Many Studios in Glasgow's Gallowgate. The exhibition saw 6 creative artists from different disciplines respond to 1-2 tracks from Kobi Onyame's September 2017 album GOLD. The creative work was on display in Many Studios from 2 March to 1 April 2018. The responding artists were Ashanti Harris (Glasgow, Scotland), Ayo Akinwande (Lagos, Nigeria), Bumi Thomas (London, England), Hakeem Adam (Accra, Ghana), Selorm Jay (Accra, Ghana) & Sulaïman Majali (Glasgow, Scotland). As part of theexhibition, Kobi also hosted a series of conversations as podcasts with musicians and responding artists around the themes of his album.

[Highlight Film] Kobi Onyame v Artist

Highlight video of the recently ended Kobi Onyame x Many Studios presents Kobi Onyame v Artist art exhibition which took place in Glasgow's Gallowgate, Many Studios from 2 March - 1 April 2018. The exhibition saw 6 creative artists from 6 different countries respond to 1-2 tracks from Kobi Onyame's September 2017 album 'Gold'.

[Podcast 2] Kobi Onyame v Ashanti Harris

Ashanti Harris, Kobi Onyame & Natalia Palombo. Photo: Etienne Kubwawo

On Sunday 18 March, we invited Glasgow based artist Ashanti Harris for a conversation on interdisciplinary practice and the themes inspired by the track she responded to for the exhibition, track 11. Kill the Body. Ashanti explored her disciplines of dance and sculpture in her response work which can be seen at the exhibition. You can hear the podcast in full above on SoundCloud now or click the link below:

[Podcast 1] Kobi Onyame v M.anifest & Sulaïman Majali

M.anifest, Sulaïman Majali. Photo: Natalia Palombo

On Sunday 11 March, we invited Ghanaian musician M.anifest to join Kobi Onyame and artist Sulaïman Majali to talk about Track 3. Chosen Ones. Chosen Ones by Kobi Onyame features M.anifest and was also the track that Sulaïman Majali responded to for the exhibition. You can hear the podcast in full above on SoundCloud now or click the link below: